Reilly: Ace of Spies (6 discs)
1983, 669 minutes, Rated M
Based on the true-life exploits of daring, debonair British secret agent Sidney Reilly - the inspiration for Ian Fleming's James Bond - Reilly: Ace of Spies is a thrilling 12-part series tracing the full arc of Reilly's tempestuous espionage career.
Sam Neil (Jurassic Park, Jessica) stars as the ruthless, brilliant, enigmatic Sydney Reilly, a multilingual Russian Jewish emigre who worked his way into the British Secret Service to become the world's first super spy.
Shot in glorious period detail, this brilliantly scripted and acted series recounts Reilly's bold intelligence exploits as he negotiates oil deals for the British in Iran, clears the way for the Allies and the Japanese to invade China, and attempts to overthrow the Bolsheviks in Russia before coming unstuck at the hands of Stalin's henchmen.
- Director:
- Martin Campbell [32],
- Starring:
- Peter Egan [16], Kenneth Cranham [26], Joanne Whalley [20], Sam Neill [81], Tom Bell [20], David Burke [10], Ian Charleston [7], Norman Rodway [7],
- Screen Formats:
- Full Frame 1.33:1
- Language and Sound:
- English Dolby Digital Stereo
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